As of: March 27, 2024, 4:17 p.m
By: Julia Hanigk
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From April, diesel vehicles will be able to use climate-friendly fuel made from waste materials.
But not all cars are suitable for the new fuels.
Munich – “The fuel is of particularly high quality and sustainable,” advertises Volker Wissing, the Federal Minister of Transport.
From mid-April it will be possible to refuel diesel vehicles with environmentally friendly fuel made entirely from waste materials.
Many are celebrating a further step towards more climate protection in the transport sector.
At gas stations, consumers will find the new fuels under the names XTL, Diesel B10 and HVO.
However, the ADAC points out that these fuels are not equally suitable for all vehicles and warns against possible confusion.
HVO, XTL and Diesel10 come to the gas stations
The so-called paraffinic diesel fuels, which are made from waste materials and vegetable oils, will also be approved as pure fuel for the first time under the new regulation.
Until now they could only be mixed with conventional diesel.
The new bio-diesel is made from waste materials such as chip fat, wood scraps, cellulose waste or fish scraps.
The vegetable oils are then treated with hydrogen and will come onto the market from April under the abbreviation HVO, “Hydrotreated Vegetable Oils”.
The abbreviation XTL stands for “X to Liquid”, which means that various starting materials are used that are converted into liquid energy carriers.
The basis can be different raw materials such as natural gas, biomass or coal.
With B10, only ten percent recycled materials are added.
The HVO fuel is now also available at German gas stations.
(Symbolic image from Stockholm) © Anders Wiklund/TT/IMAGO
New diesel at filling stations – lower CO₂ emissions thanks to new fuels
Since biodiesel causes less CO₂ than conventional diesel, this is also intended to make a contribution to climate protection.
The automobile industry association praised: “On the way to climate-neutral transport, renewable fuels are the appropriate and urgently necessary addition to the mainstay of electromobility.” The ADAC spoke of a “further step on the way to lower CO₂ emissions for vehicles with gasoline or Diesel engines”.
It is now urgently and quickly necessary for car manufacturers to issue comprehensive approvals so that the new fuels are accepted by consumers.
The new organic substances are 15 to 20 cents per liter more expensive than fossil diesel, as the Federal Association of Independent Gas Stations announced.
In addition to a lot of praise for climate goals, there are also the first concerns.
On the one hand, it remains questionable to what extent the new fuel will be available in the future.
According to the Federal Environment Ministry, all available used cooking oils are already used as an admixture in transport.
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On the other hand, the new organic substances are not suitable for every car.
If you refuel incorrectly, you risk massive damage to your engine.
The new regulation therefore also obliges gas stations to inform customers.
The ADAC warns: “HVO should not be confused with pure vegetable oil, which was often used in older diesels in the past!” Drivers should find out from the manufacturer before refueling whether their model can run on the new fuels.
Some vehicles already have an “XTL” marking in the tank cap; for others, the information can be found in the operating instructions.
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Particularly noteworthy is the BMW diesel fleet.
All diesel cars can fill up with the new organic substances.
However, it doesn't look like this for the other brands.
Only a few selected models receive approval.
The Federal Association of Independent Gas Stations therefore explains: “We estimate that 80 percent of HVO use will be commercial.”
Against this background, the ADAC's technology president, Karsten Schulze, appealed to car manufacturers to design new vehicles for the use of cooking oil diesel.
If you do not have proof of XTL's compatibility, you should continue to only use the “Diesel B7” type of diesel.
This has a seven percent admixture of used oil.
(jh with dpa)
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